Ray Bourque Career Highlights

[skullmastor13]

@gumguy25 Fact A Eddie Shore is one of the best players ever. Fact B your missing my point Datsyuk is a TWO WAY FORWARD no shit he doesn't get the most points since he's A TWO WAY FORWARD that's his job get points and stop goals and lidstrom is a DEFENCEMANhis job isn't primarily to get points it is to defend the fact he is so good offensively as well is incredible. Fact C hockey is not just about being physical Datsyuk is physical when he needs to be he even got a Gordie how hatrick /thread

[skullmastor13]

@gymguy25Lidstrom was key to 4 Stanley cups .Datsyuk is a two way forward he gets over a point a game. Thorton is a power forward one of the best in the league. But Datsyuk is offensive and defensive. Without Lidstrom and Datsyuk detroit wouldn't have won the cup in 2008 they are key players to the wings. Datsyuk doesn't need to gett 100 point seasons because he is a two player he helps OFFENSIVELY and DEFENSIVELY . LIdstrom is a better defenceman than Bourque POINTS DON'T MEAN EVERYTHING.

[gymguy25]

@skullmastor13 Fact A: Lidstrom and Datsyuk had much better teammates than Bourque and Thornton Fact B: still, Bourque and Thornton heavily outscored Lidstrom and Datsyuk, Fact C: Not only did they score more points, Bourque and Thornton were tough and physical, can't say the same about Lidstrom and Datsyuk. For those reasons, you'll never convince me that Bourque and Thornton weren't better. Also, did you know d-man Eddie Shore had 4 Hart trophies? (only Gretzky and Howe won more)

[blowpump]

what a fucking class act

[thegertkenator]

I'm not a Bruins fan per se, but Raymond Bourque is my favorite defenceman of all time.

[xxpurrfectgirlxx]

Ray Bourque was really good at being canadian!

[windtested]

It's disturbing that Lidstrom is heard in the same breath as Bourque. Lidstrom cannot hold Bourque's jock.

[templetonbob]

@windtested That's because Bourque is holding Lidstrom's and his own

[CommonwealthCelt]

Mr Class and style all the way

[puppetshowjustice]

both ends of the ice, simply a pleasure watching him play he is missed

[MariiAndMikesMusic]

happyninslave 1  cool well i only got to see one of his games in 2000 when he retired, then nothing then, )= but now i live in italy i used to allways get free tickets front row to so i like went 5 times a year (=

[MariiAndMikesMusic]

my favorit player, when i was only 5 years old my uncle introduced me to ray bourque, and when i was 6 he gave me his ray bourque auto graph rookie card, and since then ray bourqe was my favorit player, now im only 13

[happyninslave]

@MariiAndMikesMusic I named my #1 dog after him. I wore #77 in HS. I got to watch him 3 times in person. I have both of his rookies, but not an autograph. You are very lucky!!

[sgtcrab1]

@happyninslave My son got Ray to sign his rookie card here in NS yesterday!!!!

[juiceman1965]

The numbers are the numbers....they are enhanced by the way he carries himself on and off the ice. If you're not a Ray fan, you don'y like hockey

[traphikk]

funny how the three best dmen of all time (orr, bourque, coffey) played for boston at one point.

[Najolmirr]

@traphikk Good point. Boston had many good dmen in the past. Too bad they got none this year..

[happyninslave]

@traphikk If only Bourque and Coffey played at the same time. That would have been a hell of a team.

[stevieray351]

@happyninslave ok that is a big misconception.... Coffey was called a Defenseman, but he was more of a 4th forward for whoever he played for. There is a reason he isn't mentioned up there with orr, bourque, harvey, potvin, or lidstrom by true hockey enthusiasts. He was HORRIBLE defensively.Yes he put up crazy numbers, but Bourque has all the defenseman career scoring records(G, A, Pts.) AND he was one of the best defensively to ever play. Please dont put those 2 in the same category.

[stevieray351]

damn hes good

[streetcarjay]

The Fleetcenter/TD Garden was not Rays arena. The Boston Garden was.

[mikesterrrr]

wow. bourque was awesome.GO BRUINS, STANLEY CUP CHAMPS 2012

[nicolasinfire]

the BEST D MAN EVER played hockey and NO ONE will beat him! final dot(hes from quebec! my country!) GO BOURQUE,ROY,LEMIEUX, BRODEUR THEY WILL LIVE FOR EVER!

[Sputteeee]

this gives me the chills

[slayer11010]

the best defenceman that ever walked on the face of the earth. he is and will be my fav. hockey player until the end.

[jackavsfan]

You should have shown him first hoisting the cup. That was really emotional, and when Sakic handed the cup to Ray before he even skated it himself...just amazing.

[windtested]

2nd greatest ever behind Orr. Doug Harvey may have won some Cups in his day, but no one was as consistently great as Bourque was. A legend.

[DermochelysCoriacea]

Was he good at skating backwards?

[hockeynahal]

no shit, every pro player is good at skating backwards,

[cptjrkov]

shot power & accuracy all in one D-man

the best shooter in nhl history EASILY!!!

[cptjrkov]

Iafrate & MacInnis had power but not his accuracy

[jackavsfan]

Well my vote would go to Joe Sakic, but he DEFINITELY had the best shot on a D-man I have ever seen

[stevieray351]

the only thingmore amazing than his skill, was his heart. He had so much respect for the game, his teammates, and even his opponents. A true class act and nobody wasmore deserving of a cup than Ray

[xxxtonyday5xxx]

song?

[glorup]

U2- walk on

[rantanen1]

there was no one more deserving for the -01 stanley cup

[tr147]

One of Bostons best athlete!!

And Boston has a lot of greats.

[stevieray351]

2:37 god what an unbelievable shot

[luvgirlsfeet]

very proud of all the games I saw live that he played in

[GovMentDan]

my grandpa's favorite player

may he rest in peace

what a glorious career he had that Ray ;)

[stevieray351]

my favorite player, he had it all, not only was he amazing offensively but he was also one of the greatest defensive dman ever too...nobody in the game today even comes close to ray

[ORRfan13]

2nd best dmen ever, only behind bobby orr

[stevieray351]

agree 100%

[neely7878]

Orr was the greatest player of all time but Bourque although not much of a highlight reel guy was the most sound defensemen ever.. not sure who our best defensemen is now but would love to see Neely hoist the Cup that would complete everything

[insanum666]

@ORRfan13 Bobby orr is good but hes not a team player

[44sox44]

@insanum666 Everyone on the teams that Orr played on were better because of him, Orr had over 600 assiasts he only played 900+ games, YOU ARE A MORON!!!!

[insanum666]

@44sox44 you know you didnt have to add in the moron part... that just makes you sound like a dickhole.... Like idk idk just rushing with the puck doesnt seem very team play to me..... just saying

[Lonny144]

@44sox44 and YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE!!!!!

[skullmastor13]

@ORRfan13 Nicklas Lidstrom is #2



[gymguy25]

@skullmastor13 I used to think Habs fans were the most biased fans in hockey, but in the last few weeks, I heard that Pavel Datsyuk was better than Joe Thornton and that Nicklas Lidstrom was the 2nd greatest defenseman of all-time, Habs fans, I must apologize, Red Wings fans are much worse than you are!

[skullmastor13]

@gymguy25 Datsyuk is better than Thornton who has more stanley cups and Datsyuk is a two way forward. Thorton exept for the 2011 playoffs has not played well in the post season. Lidstrom has 7 James Norris Borque has 5. Don't know about your math but 7>5. Lidstrom has more stanley cups 4>1 and a Conn Smythe. I'm a Red Wings fan but I'm not biased I speak the truth If Borque of Thorton was better I would say it. Lidstrom has more stanley cups and Norris. Facts are facts.

[gymguy25]

@skullmastor13 a guy named Claude Provost won 9 Cups with the Habs, Gretzky only won 4, by your logic, Provost was better than Gretzky. Winning the Cup is a team effort, Lidstrom and Datsyuk were lucky to have had teams full of stars their whole careers. Remove Thornton and Bourque from their teams and they'd have been lucky to make the playoffs (except Bourque's 1.5 years in Colorado). Despite this, Thornton has three 100 pt seasons, Datsyuk 0 and Bourque has 1579 pts, Lidstrom 1131.

[skullmastor13]

Lidstrom has more Norris' and Smythes hence how good he is on the team. Points don't mean your the best defenceman. Doug Harvey is one of the top 3 best defenceman ever and he doesn't score alot of points. IMO top three defencman ever 1. Orr 2. Lidstrom. 3. Harvey

[templetonbob]

@ORRfan13 That spot is reserved for Lidstrom...sorry

[rafalutionine]

a genius Merci Ray

[herdburgular]

nuff said....one of the best

[herdburgular]

i don't care what anyone says...ray bourque....one of the best of all time

[theoryneutral]

Ray seems to have been born with skates for feet. Love this man.

[sdburry]

1987 canada cup first line

bourque

coffey

gretzky

lemieux

messier...

[sandythebear]

bourque, what a player

[chaosgreyblood]

You could use either NHL 93 and 94, for one.

[beantownjunkie77]

the blue line shot is fucking sweet i only did that once in my whole 16 years of living

[a10warthog61]

what a wonderful video. Chara isin't worthy of carrying Bourque's equipment bag let alone be the captain.

[DickMcPenis]

Get over it

[jcayer2]

Orr, Bourque and now Chara...

GO BRUINS GO !!!

[ProgLover77]

Man...I miss watching Bourque play.

[KLEWLE55]

nice vid

[beardstreet]

become legendary

[stevieray351]

a god is what he is

[stevieray351]

how can u argue he isnt the 2nd best defenceman ever(behind orr obviously)......first team all star as a rookie, and also first team all star in his final season 21 years later, that is unreal and unmatched by any other athlete of any sport....and played in the all star game EVERY SINGLE season he ever played

[FrozenEvolution]

hell yeah

[DickMcPenis]

There's Larry Robinson who I think is the 2nd greatest but I would say Bourque is the 3rd greatest of all time

[stevieray351]

really? you must be a canadien fan

[hockeyboy1231]

imagine if orr and bourque played on the same line together. Too bad Orr's knees took such a beating.

[stevieray351]

imagine orr, esposito, bourque, neely, oates....holy shit 82-0

[hockeyboy1231]

oh hell yes.With Orr and Oates' playmaking skills, all Espo woulda had to do was just park it in front and he would get 200 goals in a single season if such a thing could have happened. Such a line would probably be so dominant, the NHL would have had to force the Bruins to split it up,

[lilbiggz56]

ray bourque an unbelievable player I was so happy for him when he won the cup here in Colorado if anyone deserved it was him

[matt75hooper]

20+ years patrolling NHL Blue Lines against the other team's First line---game in game out. In his last season he lead the league in ice time. Amazing.

One of the great athletes of all time.

[stevieray351]

he is a god

[cjmahoney]

I"m a Bruins fan - born and live in Boston. Ray is easily the second best defenseman to ever play the game. The best player ever? No. That's crazy talk. Top 5? Yes.

[APaulA222]

Us From Beantown all know Bobby Orr is the BEST EVER, But we sure had many Legends here in Boston!!!

[avschase]

id rather have bourque on my team than greztky. its a good thing it came true in 2000-2001

[canadianhockey1924]

i wouldnt no offenses to bourque no one could set up plays like gretzky. the only guy i would take over gretzky would be orr.

[jagrfan11]

yo wat about igor larionov

the best 2 ever play the game

[canadianhockey1924]

hes not THE best

[stevieray351]

i got to meet ray a few times, i went to school with his son chris(33rd overall pick of the washington capitals in the 2004 draft)and he volunteered his time to help coach the team, hes a total class act. I know u ranger fans wish u got him but he was far too great and classy to ever play for you

[vizzbiz]

Great vid, thanks for postin Bourque 77 B's should have gotten a cup at least one of those years.

[GregGumbel]

dont worry you totally owned him everyone knows it

[stevieray351]

faggot

[juiceman1965]

Ray Bourque is least of all a great hockey player. Role model, solid citizen, leader, and good person all come before Hall of Famer.

I'm a local guy and appreciate that he's more than a hockey player to the Greater Boston area. More power to'ya Raymond.

[stevieray351]

its ok i totally understand you rangers fans have absolutely no class and have to resort to talking shit over the internet its cool man i honestly feel bad for you. please kill yourself

[stevieray351]

owned my ass? by typing?

[stevieray351]

haha yeah good one, have fun watchin the bruins win the cup this year new york faggot

[stevieray351]

ok fine then give him just a 98 on faceoffs

[stevieray351]

if u mean what his ratings should be,99's across the board. 2nd best d-man to ever play the game

[slayer11010]

my all time fav... Raymond Jean Bourque. 77

[dedricthere]

My main frog Ray Bourque. One love le gros !

[thehubdarknight]

Ray Bourque is my all time favorite player. I watched him play for the B's from the time I was young. To me, he and Cam Neely define what it means to be a Boston Bruin. I say this b/c I wasn't around for the Orr/Esposito era, so Bourque to me is the man.

[actionsports119]

Great job on the video

[CBsydney22]

one of the best defencemen ever to play the game

[stevieray351]

watch for his son chris, drafted by the capitals, he doesnt have his dads size but he has all his passion and skill. he is 5'8 but he will take on zdeno chara in a heartbeat

[ricktalks2much]

They should have had the hip check he put on the mighty Eric Lindros that up-ended his ass

[ricktalks2much]

What a class act he was.Got into hockey because of him and haven't really followed it much since he retired.

[redneck4141994]

i mean to dome not kward107

[Kward107]

ray Bourque is my fucking hero

[TAG037]

0:20 Three of the greatest bruins of all-time

[stevieray351]

imagine those three playing together on the same team 82-0

[stevieray351]

2:38 best shot everrrrrrr

[stevieray351]

by the way thank you cptjrkov, ray earned every second that he was in the limelight

[stevieray351]

dome1972, he stayed for 20 years!, gave everything he had for us i guess your not from boston, we love him so much here we gave him a stanley cup parade, he was such a great bruin the people in boston felt like they had just won the cup

[putingtine]

dome1972- To call Ray Bourque arrogant is truly ignorant.The management of the Bruins has been sticking it up yours and every other fan for decades.Walking away from a perpetual ass fucking is not arrogant in my book.Just smart.

[cptjrkov]

How could you not like Ray??????

it's not possible!

[dome1972]

Let's examine the facts. Ray gave up on the city and the B's when he started to make noises about being moved before the trade-deadline. Why did he do this? He was not ready to take a lesser role and thus was ready to wash his hands of the Bruins and the city that loved him. Sadly, his arrogance went one step farther when he brought the cup back to Boston in one of the biggest "up yours" moments of all time. In doing so he disrespected every player that wore or will wear the black and gold.

[fade2black232]

dome is a fukin retard. he wanted a cup so fucking wat, give the guy a break and when your the best defenseman EVER isnt hard to not get the limelight.

[stevieray351]

look this up to see little bourque in action...HERSHEY BEARS vs. Hamilton Bulldogs 3/29/08

4 goals

[EddieRadil]

At 2:30, Raymond Bourque with the victory!!!! I play it over and over.

[cptjrkov]

i saw at least 7 players in the Nhl today

who rock the number 77 jersey!

BOURQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[supajapp]

and you just assumed that they are rocking it because of Bourque?? I mean I have alot of respect for Bourque and I know he's a legend but.... what about Paul Coffey??

Pierre Turgeon?? they both were amazing players in their own rights, and I bet not all of the players who are "rocking" 77 today are doing so to Bourque's honor.

again, dont get me wrong, I know Ray was great.

[cptjrkov]

they play defense

& coffey was fast that's all he sucked!

[supajapp]

LOL I could see that your a die hard Bourque fan. but for you to say Coffey "SUCK".... I mean he has the higher points per game average than Bourque, and I know Coffey played with better players through out his career, but he sure does not SUCK.

[ironfistofbeer14]

one of the NHL's best ever go Bruins go!

[cptjrkov]

notice how loads of d-men wear # 77

nowadays

& it aint cuz of coffey ! lol

[cptjrkov]

that's awesome when he crosses his chest & blesses the 9/11 ribbon

Bourque is # 77 which is better than # 1 lol

[cjl3100]

When he carried Normand Leveille around the ice may be one of the most touching moments in sports. Second best d-man ever....and while that may sound like an insult, being second to Bobby Orr aint to bad in my book.

[dome1972]

Yup, again, the moment had to be all about Ray. That prima donna couldn't let anyone have a moment without him stealing a little of the limelight.

[MidnightRambler444]

Dome - you are a fucking mullet-head, inbred faggot

[cptjrkov]

WHAT!!!!

he payed his dues for 22 years & you call that "stealing" the limelight

IT"S EARNING THE LIMELIGHT!!!!! BITCH!

[dome1972]

No star owns every single moments that takes place in his presence. During the 87 Canada Cup Gretzky and Mario Lemieux put on a show that was truly dazzeling. It was one of the greatest displays the game has ever seen. Although Grezky was just as much THE story as Lemieux he allowed Lemieux to take the centre stage. This is known as the moment when Lemieux began to realize the promise of his vast skillset. However, it was Grezky's humility that allowed the moment to take place.

[dome1972]

I question whether Ray would have ever allowed that to happen in his presence. I know that he never let anyone on the B's or in his international career take the spotlight. Every moment Ray was on the ice was a moment for Ray to hold centre court. He did it with Lacomb, Espo and Reggie Lemiline. Not to mention all the blue liners he played with. He seemed unable to make a little room for players like Wesley, Iafrate, Sweeny and Kluzak. If he had, things in Boston may have been different.

[redneck4141994]

rly. shut your mouth. neely...

[cptjrkov]

figures your name suggests you've been sucking dick for 36 years LOL hahaha

[fade2black232]

lol

[jackroyfan33]

One thing that always chokes me up is Joe Sakic, as the Avs Captain, handing the cup right to Ray after being presented withit, instead of skating it himself first. "And after twenty-two years, RAYMOND BOURQUE!"

[PARAG4UNITY]

I was a Indo-Canaidian Habs Fan growing up, however out of all the tough all round players, Bourque was CLASS. He played clean, hit and fought clean. When he fought, he would take of his face visor, to give a fair advantage to the opposing fighter. Thats class and thats leadership. Any player would follow a leader like him.

To me and many others, he is one of the Greatest. Hats of Bourque for giving us great hockey memories.

[bernduck]

Great video. Great player and a class act. The Esposito scene still gets me choked up. Was fortunate to see him pay in person many times. The rock of those Bruin teams as he would log 35 minutes a game in his prime.

[dr0bek]

Ray a Medvídci navždy spolu

[HATEbeersnobs]

Al MacInnis was better

[ElRobertoC]

He is my second cousin no lie he is my moms first cousin cause he is her grandmas nephew and her last name was bourqe

[stevieray351]

ur my hero

[sportzdude7]

go ray

[tphil2]

I fuckin Hate U2... If you someone wanted to play a U2 song they could have at least used something of WAR

[oehieze]

so glad ray got rid of that moustache :) looked like a bad french porn star

[jackroyfan33]

The one when he won the cup? That was a playoff beard.

[drthmstrbtr]

Karate Kid - You're the best

or

Styx - Grand illusions wouldve fit better with Bourque's legecy !

[brivolk]

ray was god but brian leech is the greatest defensemen iv ever seen

[stevieray351]

ray's son chris is comin up with the capitals this year, hes gonna be a good one

[drthmstrbtr]

yeah i thought that was his son !

but it breaks my heart to know he's not a defensman like his ol man used to be

chris bourque # 56 ? WTF?

shoulda stuck with double 7's baby!

[CelticLady44]

Yeah, but would you want people to think you were trading off your old man's legend? Nah, better to make your own. Go, Av's!

[larsmark]

Yeah, I don't understand how anybody could not love the guy. I also doubt that there is a single fan of Bruins that was angry at him when he left to win the cup with Avs either. He is a true hero and a hockey legend.

[drthmstrbtr]

Hey if you dont like RAY BOURQUE

than why dont u get the fuck outta AMERICA BABY!!!

HE'S CANADIAN BUT STILL AN AMERICAN LEGEND!!!!

[cptjrkov]

yeah Bourque is friggin sweet !

i liked him and coffey

i know they were close in stats and such

[YoungMielke]

One of the greatest to ever put on a uniform, one of, if not the most deserving of a Stanley Cup, and certainly the most humble player to ever play the game.

Ray Bourque is a god in his own right

[Luftwaffel]

One of the greatest players ever and also a classy guy. He still teaches high school kids in the New England area.

[demdem69]

If the Espo comment made my eyes "damp", teh Gardens last Hurrah scene with Leveille caused a "flood".

You are the reason I proubly wear #77 every Sunday nights!

Merci Raymond!

[stevieray351]

one record i thinks amazing is he was a first team all star as a rookie, and first team in his final season 21 years later

[moosetundyrockbottom]

i think the most impressive achievement is the man with the most minutes played on a professional hockey rink. he used to play the entire game on many occasions. no one else will break his record. he is a mold that has been broken. not made for mass production. ciao raymond.

[diehardducksfan]

nobody better but bobby orr

[oldtimehockeyfan]

I admired this guy growing up. Not just for his on ice accomplishments but also what he did off the ice. He contributed so much time to the local charities in the greater Boston area. He is a class act.

[rsox8691]

great video man!

[coolobrad]

he has the most accurate shot of all time and one of the greatest defenceman with bobby orr and nicklas lidstrom.

[Ferzandi44]

This guys a god.

[hockeythug8]

favorite player ever. nice vid

[dnasty312]

I love the Bruins! And Ray is my fav! Hell of a defenseman and leader! We Bruins fans love 77!

[Cptfrancis21]

I always hated the Bruins growing up as a Whaler fan but I got to admit Ray Bourque was one hell of defenseman

[Bneezy]

Nice vid. Bourque is argueably the best d-man ever.

[doberend]

I met him tonight at the thrashers game. I almost shit my pants. He is a legend!

[boston4877]

2nd greatest defenseman in NHL history behind Bobby Orr.

[IceHockeyJedi]

awesome sweep check at 1:30! awesome video too!